Erik the Red

A Captivating Guide to the Viking Who Founded the First Norse Settlement in Greenland

By: Captivating History

Narrated by: Desmond Manny

Explore the captivating life of Erik the Red.

A formidable figure with flaming red hair, a wild beard, and a temper to match is not the type of person most people would choose to cross swords with. And that, by all accounts, is a fitting description of Erik the Red. This was not a man to be taken lightly or challenged in battle. He was courageous on the battlefield, an accomplished seafarer, indomitable warrior, and unstoppable adventurer. In short, Erik the Red was everything we imagine a Viking to be.

Some of the topics covered in this audiobook include:

• Erik the Red’s early life in Norway
• The settlement of Iceland and the Viking Age
• Erik’s early years in Iceland
• Murder most foul
• Erik the explorer
• Settling in Greenland
• Greenland to Vinland
• Erik’s offspring and their voyages to Vinland
• Decline of Vinland
• Erik the pagan and Christianity in Greenland
• The decline of the Greenland colony
• Modern Greenland
• And much, much more!

Listen to this audiobook now to learn more about Erik the Red!

©2018 Captivating History (P)2018 Captivating History

Wonderful

I will give the fifth star because there are different writing styles, and these distract the focus on the very interesting story of Erik the Red. Otherwise, you have to listen to this AUDIObook.

inspiring

It's a bit lean on details but it's interesting enough to get me interested in reading more about Erik and his Greenland.

This is fascinating!

Fascinating how Erik the Red was called as that. I got a good summary here of his discoveries and how he colonized Greenland. While the man was like prone to dangers, it’s amazing how he has turned it all into his benefits.

I dig this!

I dig this book! I listened to it while I was travelling to another town and boy, did I got so interested. Now I know why he is so-called as the controversial Viking. This piece was written with action that I didn’t have a boring moment at all.

A fulfilling one.

It is with this audiobook that I came to know that as the founder of the first European settlement on Greenland, Erik the Red’s journey hasn’t been that easy. Finishing this book is a fulfilling one.